Erie man charged in gun threat

Staff report

January 8, 2013 11:46 AM

Staff report

January 8, 2013 11:46 AM

Millcreek Township police have charged an Erie man with threatening to kill a teenager on Monday afternoon.

Peter L. Leggiero, 18, of the 600 block of Lincoln Ave., was jailed on $25,000 bond after he was arraigned Monday night before North East District Judge Scott Hammer on charges of carrying a firearm without a license, terroristic threats and simple assault.

Millcreek police accuse Leggiero of sending text messages to a teenage boy threatening to kill him and encouraging the teen to meet him at a restaurant in the township. Police said a girl saw the threats and also saw Leggiero with a black handgun at the restaurant, according to the criminal complaint filed in the case.